How To Find Love
First published by Discretionary Love I was the only imperfect child. My five older siblings and I were all born in a kiddie pool my...
meganwildhood
- Sep 30
- 3 min
How I Learned I’m Allergic to Octopus Ink 65 Feet Underwater
First published by Scuba Diving Magazine I learned to dive with my dad back in 1998. I was 12, and my dad had dreamed of getting...
meganwildhood
- Jun 25
- 9 min
Expanded Mental Health Services Won’t Stop Mass Shootings
First published by Mad in America In the 23 years since the Columbine High School massacre, the school shooting in an affluent, formerly...
Megan Wildhood
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Instructions for How to Live My Life
Published by Heartwood INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE if I should die. Use resistance as formaldehyde. Refuse to accept the fact of...
Megan Wildhood
- Apr 27
- 4 min
Modern Entertainment
First published by Literally Stories The man who pit this roof against rain, his best friend and owner of the final store in town, the...
Megan Wildhood
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Clay
First featured in the Doubleback Review Clay When we played all those blue games near the highway, Mom didn’t stop us at first, though...
Megan Wildhood
- Apr 13
- 4 min
Will Smith's Apology:"Love Will Make You Do Crazy Things"
First Published in EQ Iris Dating Even if you didn't watch the Oscars (as I did not), Will Smith smacked Chris Rock and then swore at him...
Megan Wildhood
- Apr 9
- 2 min
Love in the Injustice Age
First featured in the Gyroscope Review Love In The Injustice Age (published in the Fall Issue of Shantih Journal [Oct. 6, 2018]) is when...
Megan Wildhood
- Mar 30
- 4 min
"We Were on A Break!" Is there such a thing as a break?
First published by EQ Iris Dating You're likely familiar with the line in the '90s show Friends where Rachel is furious with Ross for...
Megan Wildhood
- Mar 18
- 4 min
"Your Disability Doesn't Define You" is not an encouragement
First published by EQ Iris Dating I'm not sure how common it is for others, but I've experienced receiving the "encouragement" your...
Megan Wildhood
- Mar 15
- 6 min
Financial Fitness Did More for My Mental Health Than Therapy
First Published on HealthyRich A week before I turned 30, I went to a new counselor. I’d been to therapy before — when I was in high...
Megan Wildhood
- Mar 4
- 1 min
With the Wash On Our Hip
First Published in Moist Poetry Journal With the Wash on Our Hip We are bigger when we’re born, but the past is not a prologue. When we...
Megan Wildhood
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Healing is So Small
First Published in Moist Poetry Journal Healing is So Small The ocean is a seed on a low, coughing land and what does that mean what does...
Megan Wildhood
- Feb 25
- 4 min
How To Tell if You're Being Treated like a Charity Case
First Published in EQ Iris Dating As a latecomer to dating, I wish someone had explicitly told me that people have different goals for...
Megan Wildhood
- Feb 20
- 31 min
Curated
First published by Punt Volat “Librarians and archivists—not to mention our beloved curators and art historians—help us grasp the...
Megan Wildhood
- Feb 20
- 3 min
"Gaffes Will Be The Glory", "And You Are Free"
First Published in Roi Fientantor Gaffes Will Be The Glory To err is human, to something is divine. I could Google it. But I have a...
Megan Wildhood
- Feb 18
- 4 min
The Impacts of Telling Disabled Daters to "Just be Happy being Single"
First published by EQ Iris Dating If you've spent time in the dating world, you've likely heard the advice to "just be happy being...
Megan Wildhood
- Jan 29
- 1 min
The Rollicking Crowd is Holy
First published with Ancient Paths One has deep-set fear like her mothers. One carries the dreams and lashes of his fathers. My ankles...
Megan Wildhood
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Dating While Disabled During and After Covid
First Published on EQ Iris Dating If you're disoriented just trying to navigate regular life, you're not alone. It's not just the level...
Megan Wildhood
- Jan 7
- 7 min
Can Anything Good Come Out of Therapy?
First published on Mad in America. I used to think therapy could be beneficial if only you went through the trials of finding a good...